Welfare director cites falling caseload in funding plea
Kansas Welfare Director Dr. Robert C. Harder told budget officials the welfare caseload has declined from 115 000 in 1971 to 322 000 in the 1930s and urged restoration of more than 30 million dollars in welfare funds. He noted a family of four receives about 3000 annually in cash, 600 to 700 in medical, and potential food stamp benefits, as he pressed for full funding for fiscal 1974.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert C. Harder
Kansas
James W. Bibb
Harder
Bibb
Welfare Department
Department
Heroin Addicts Increase In U S Across Decade
Dan McAuliffe of the Justice Department's Office of National Narcotics Intelligence told the National Association of Citizen Crime Commissions convention that heroin addicts have risen twelvefold in ten years from about 50 000 to an estimated 600 000. He noted the growth rate, while high, is slowing.
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Atlanta
United States
Justice Department
Office of National Narcotics Intelligence
Dan McAuliffe
National Association of Citizen Crime Commissions
Suburban West Carrollton Fusses Over Roaring Steam Whistle
Dayton AP report notes residents in West Carrollton objected to the Oxford Paper Co. ending its 70 year old steam whistle with four daily blasts for an electric buzzer. The whistle helped residents wake up and remember medicines or children.
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Dayton, Ohio
Carrollton
Oxford Paper Co
School Too Big for Bridge Hoists to Bennington Museum
The old frame schoolhouse once attended by Grandma Moses was moved over a bridge in North Hoosick New York to reach the Grandma Moses Museum in Bennington Vermont. Moses began painting at 78 and became famous for her primitive style with works from Washington and Rensselaer counties.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Anna Mary Robertson
Grandma’’ Moses
Bennington
Grandma Moses
Boston & Maine
North Hoosick
Washington
Rensselaer
Miller Seeks Death Penalty for Selected Kansas Crimes
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller says he will push a bill in 1973 to retain the death penalty for ten crimes after the U.S. Supreme Court questioned its application. He notes discussion at a national AG meeting in San Diego and outlines proposed steps including a jury role and court review for mitigating factors. The ten crimes include murder of a police or fire official, contract murder for gain, and murders tied to rape, kidnapping, arson, armed robbery, or child sexual abuse, among others.
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Topeka
Kan
Vern Miller
Kansas
Miller
National Association of Attorneys General
San Diego
Calif
Nebraska
Clare Meyer
Fire on U S Carrier Ranger Off Vietnamese Coast
A blaze in the Ranger’s machinery room four days after arrival off Vietnam was controlled by the ship’s fire crew. Eight crewmen treated for smoke inhalation, later returned to duty. Navy says no malicious act suspected as pumps and wiring burned and damage being assessed.
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Saigon
U.S
Ranger
Navy
Flavorful Mash Ed Yams With Butter and Nuts
Instructions describe adding flavor to mashed yams by mixing in butter brown sugar and warm spices along with pecans and golden raisins for a rich finish.
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Oklahoma City
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Massachusetts
Vietnam
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Shugart
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Montgomery
Chris
Lawrence’s
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Rd's Buffeteria
Paatetek
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